New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-06
THE THIRD ARMY CORPS REUNION
PLANNING FOR REUNION OF UNION AND CoNFED-
ERArE soIDIERs Az GETrYsBuRG.


FRATE SOLDIERS AT GETTYSBURG.
There was much hearty handshakng among Third
Army Corps veterans at the Windsor Hotel yester-
day afternoon The occasion which brought them
together was the twenty-tourth annual reunion OF
the corps They gathered in one OF the hotel
parlors fighting their battles DER again. General
Robert McAllster sal a chair by the window, and
expatated on the need Of a history and historian
to hand these battles down TO posterlty ih black
and white" General Daniel L. Sickes came in.
seated himself and prepared for action Then Colonel
Clark the vce-presdent raped on the table with his
cane and called the meeting to order.
satisfactory financial report was first presented.
which showed that the permanent fund amounted to
81 .547, and that there was balance OF about plus
to the credit of the contingent account me com
mittee sppo nted last year with the view OF having
the association incorporated under the laws oil New
York vas continued. The secretary, Colonel f. L.:
yelling reported the deaths during the last year oil
Colonel Thomas w. Egau, and Captain X A Stanton
OF Norwich, ~ Y.
General Sckles said that at the reunion at Gettys-
burg last year he threw out suggestion Tor much
larger reunion there of both aImies the Army OF the
Potomac and the Army OF Northern Virginia, In July
1883. He had since been taking some steIs III
regard to the mat privately. he had Correspondent
with General Longstreet and Colonel Lllhe ana
others on the other side about and all the responses
were gratifying think he went on, that IL VIII oe
one OF the interesting historical events OF when
the century will have any record move that u
committee of the Third Corps Union he appointed by
the presiden. to take steps looking TO reunion OF
the Army OF the Potomac ana the army OF Northien
Virginia, at Gettysburg on the first, second, ana
thrd DAYS OF July, 1855"
Colonel CLAYTON MeMichael seconded the motion.
General Ramsey moved as substitute that the
committee ap. onted deal with n reunion OF the
Third Army Corps only. Some discussion followed
Finally the substitute withdrawn, ana Tue
motion carried unanimously. the following commit
tee being appointed Generals Sickles. TAR. sharpe
Robinson, Graham, and Colonies pcMichael and
Clark. ,-..
The following were elected officers OF the Unlon {;
president Colonel A. Judson Clark; yict-presid nj,
General C. II. r. Coils secretary, Major l.; L.
Welins: directors General W illiam j. Sewell' Ten
eral George Ii. Sharpe. Colonel CLAYTON McMichael'
General j. e. Carr Major 1. H. tasSilt, Colonel l.
f. Tobias. Major w Plnnly, Captain John IT, Noonan'
CAPTAIN =. w. Wilson trustees, General u ~
Graham and Major Willard Billiard.
Colonel MoSiicha,l. Major Fassitt and Major
Bullard were appointed as n committee TO make
Arrangements Tor next years reunion. fhtcea
new members were admitted.
Members Of the union and their guests the whole com
pauy numbering sixty, dined toge,herr
in the hotel In the evening Colonel n j. LARK
presided aud among those present were Generas
Coils, Newton, Carr, Butterheld, e. X. Graha,n De
PeysieT, Sewel G.. ". Cooney and Chauncey r. bIAok'
Major q A. Richardson. second Corps; Corporal Iahef
Colonies Clayton McMchael and L. l. NeIing' Judge
John L. Brady Addison CaufnaCk ani ChAtlts a. b"h
Colonel Nc Mich ael acted rs toast master Among INC
toasts re spOnGed these: The PRESIDENT ol us
United states" General scSes; Third Army toIps'
rades OF the Western Armies" and "Ihe victories oil